During the late nineteenth century, cotton __________. A) fell steadily in price B) was the economic salvation of the South C) became less important to the southern economy D) was profitable enough to lift many small farmers out of poverty ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the consuming passion of most white Southerners during the Reconstruction years? A) reconciliation with the North B) the stimulation of economic growth C) the development of industry D) the reestablishment of the racial hierarchy ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Five Civilized Tribes’ jurisdiction over tribal lands was abolished by the __________. A) Curtis Act B) Morrill Act C) Acheson Act D) Barnard Act ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The demise of the western cattle barons was brought about largely because of __________. A) overgrazing and blizzards B) competition from Argentina C) cattle diseases D) unionization by cowboys ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
At the close of the Civil War, the majority of Indians in the trans-Mississippi West lived in __________. A) the Southwest B) Texas C) Indian Territory D) the Great Plains ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What were the root causes of the Indian Wars? Were these wars inevitable? Why or why not? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: postwar migration; railroads; natural resources; federal Indian policy; Indian resistance
Date: September 9th, 2020
The largest labor organization in the nineteenth century was __________. A) the National Labor Union B) the American Federation of Labor C) the Knights of Labor D) the International Workers of the World ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
High schools in the late nineteenth century __________. A) had fewer students than before due to industrial jobs B) concentrated on serving the middle class C) were discouraged by the NEA from offering a classical education including Latin and Greek D) concentrated on vocational training ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What term did economist and social critic Thorstein Veblen use to describe the new style created by the rich? A) American virtue B) stoic reserve C) conspicuous consumption D) religious fervor ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Supporters of the new People’s Party founded in 1890 called themselves __________. A) Populists B) Egalitarians C) Partisans D) Socialists ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
